Culinary device.



J. S. JOHNSON.

1 CULINARY DEVICE.,

APPLIoA'rIoN rILnn .11h25, 111.

Ptented Jan. 9, 1912.

V clampingmember whichcoperates with 'the Imounted 4in the upper endof the tubular v a device embodying theV invention; Fig. 2

JOHN S. JGHNSON, 0F FAYETTE, MICHIGAN.

CULINARY nEvIoi-i.,

`To 'all whom it may con-cem.

Be it known that I, JOHN S. JOHNSON, a subject of Norway, residing at Fayette, in the county of Delta and State of Michigan, have invented certain new andy useful lmprovements in 'Culinary Devices, of which the following is a specification. v

vThis invention embodies an improved vculinary device ofthe ytype designed particularly for boiling eggs or food and embodyingfpa tray to support. the articles of food in a cooking vessel, ahandle for readily removing the tray and its. contents, and means for positively holding eggs or, small 'recep-,

tacles adapted 4to contain food upon-- the tray.

The invention resides particularly in the special means employed for maintaining the tray in an inoperativep'osition. 1

For, a vrfull understanding of ,the present invention reference is. to beihad tothe following Idescription and to the accompanyingVV drawings, in whichA Figure-1 is a'vertlcalv sectional vlew of isa horizontal section showing more particularly the tray and receptacles supported' thereon in topplan view; Fig is a frag'- mentary sectional view ofthe tubular extension of the tray,'showingfa diierent'adjustmentof the'catch from that illustrated in Fig., 1,; Fig. LtisaV fragmentary plan y view ofthe clampingzplateg Fig. 5 is a detail.

view of one. of thel food receptacles, the cover removed; Fig-. Glis'a view in elevation of the upper port-ion of. the tubular extension of' the clamping plate.

Throughout-the 4following detail description-and; on'the severall gures of the .drawin s, similar parts. arereferred to by like re erence characters.

In the drawings, 1 denotes a tray 'provided wi-th a pluralityA of openings adapted to' receive eggs or receptacles -5 which latter. may contain any articles ol 'food to be cooked. The tray 1 yhasa central'tubular extension 2 formedv atgitsnpper end with a handle 3. The receptacles 5' are provided- Awith, covers-,or screw/tops 4,- the diameters of whichare slightly greater-than the diameters ofthe openings'in'the tray 1' so that` theI outer peripheral portion' of' each cover" forms a stop to engage. the top ofthe tray in supporting each 4receptacle thereon.

Specification of Lettersv Patent.

- PatentedJan. 9,

Application led April 25, 1911. 'Serial Ko. 628,21?.

A. clamping plate 6 oa diameter approximating' that of the tray 1 isarranged so as move upwardly. and downwardl above` to rev the tray and has seats'or pocketsceive and conform` with Athe shape ont eggs," as wel'i as the shape lof the covers 4L. of, the receptacles 5. .A tubular extension 8 pro-` jects upwardly from the central portion of the clamping plate 6 and is concentric with the 'tubular member 2 of the tray l in that` it surronnds'the-latter. At the upperl extremity of the tabular extension 8 are the lateral finger pieces9 designed to be readily grasped so as to raise the clamping member 6 sufficiently to permit of 'readily placin in position the receptacles 5, eggs, .or-,the ike'.

Also formed near the upper extremity of the member 8 are the openings 10- which cooperate' with a special -form of v catch 11 member 2. The catch 11 comprises agripping portion, a pair of legs 12 and 12 movable within the member 2, and a hook 13 carriedby the leg 12 and' movable through an opening in the upper end 'of themember 2 so'asv to engage inv an opening i6 o the extension 8. Ifhe leg 12 aforesaid also has an` inwardly extending projection 14; provided with a cam portion 15 both ce'oeratling ywith a lug`17 bent inwardly 'from the.l

upper end portion of the tubular member 2 ot' the tray 1.

which is connected with the` tray 1 and the otherend `o which is secured to the lclamp- Normally, al coiled spring 18, lo'nefend of ing member 6, tendslto force the clampingl plate 6 'downwardly against the eggs or receptacles 5, asV the case-may be. Said spring 181 surrounds the tubular member 2 and isA linterposed.betweenthe parts land 6. The vdegreeof movement of the clamping member 6 is shown by' thezdotted line' positionin Fig. 1, and in-thefnseof the device hereinbefore described,'it-Wli11l be apparent that the clamping memberr-may be readily raised'by meansof-the finger pieces 9 so" as to facilitate the introdnctionor .removalf of the articles'ozlfft'ocd` between the 'parts l and 6.

of'ood in positi v n',l itis frequently -desired to hold the clamping-member :'6 temporarily inv an inoperative position, in 'which condi-- --in thel operation or placing-.the articles y tieni the" catch 11 yproves advantvage'ousin that all 'ith-at itis necessary-for the operator-- i to do is to raise the plate Glby the finger I, ing the hook 13 inwardly and disengaging it from the tubular extension 8 in` an obvious Having thus described the invention, what is'claimed as new is: f 1. Ina-culinary device, the combination Aofa trayy adapted to support eggs or similar articles, a tubular member projecting upwardly from said tray,A a clamplng plate mounted for movement upon said tubular member, and means carried bythe tubular member for coperation with said clamping plate to temporarily hold the latter in an inv operative position with respect top, the tray, j and a sliding catch mounted in the tubular member and'having a hook cooperating with the clamping plate to hold the same temporarily in an inoperative position, said catch having means for disengaging the hook from the clamping plate on sliding movement of the catc 2. In a culinary device, the combination of a tray adapted to support eggs or receptacles thereon, a tubular member projecting forwardly from 4the central portion of the tray, a clamping plate above the tray, spring means connecting the clamping plate and tray, a tubular extension` projecting from the clamping plate and arranged concentric with respect to the tubular member, a

handle ,at 'the upperl end of the tubular member, a catch slidably mounted in the tubular member4 and having a hook to engage the tubular extension of the clamping plate, said catch also having a cam portion, and a lug on the tubular member coperating Withz'the cam portion of' the catch 'to disengagjej'the hook from the tubular extension- Whenthe atch is moved slidably in the tubular mem- In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

, JOHN S. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

PETER J AcoBsEN,

WILLIAM B. SHIPMAN.vv 

